What player's number did you wear as a kid?

[kemosabe]

The "The Number 5 Jumper" thread got me thinking....
Which player's guernsey number did you wear as a kid?
For me.... it goes back to 1963.

After arriving from o'seas and quickly dismissing Essendon as my team of choice (the kids at school talked me into it)
I started following the Mighty Pies!

I recall the recruiting of Terry Waters from Dandenong as being a bit of a sensation and led to me wearing Number 5

Happy to see one of the greatest players of the modern era wearing it now

 

[Wildman]

Number 6 for me,Peter McKenna

 

[Optimax]

Started off with my brothers old jumper with 35 on the back for him it was diacos me Presti, then finally got my own new jumper after years of nothing and got 22 put on the back, always liked shaw and thought the crap he got was a bit over the top, infact the days he had a bad game and i was there i copt abuse too. Got a heritage jumper recently and one of mates told me as a joke to put the number three on my back, so the smart arse i am i did, and now when i wear that i hear about lonie being soft but it doesnt matter when he kicks from fifty he is pretty exciting and people love it.

 

[boon26]

I was 26 all through my jnr Footy and still am now Gavin Brown was the Influence

Still happy with Ben Johnson now

 

[Didz_is_God_4]

Wore the famed 42 through junior footy and right through to seniors. RIP Darren Millane

 

[Presti_is_god]

#1 for Monkey

 

[footy_rulz]

Gavin Brown, number 26.

 

[lutts]

#31 - Phil Manassa

 

[Penski]

#26 - Gavin Brown for me as well.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

6 - McKenna

 

[3066]

23 - Ray Shaw.

 

[magpies42]

35-daics

 

[Plogs]

35-daics

Same.

 

[enosis7]

Rotated through...

35 Daicos
26 Rowdy
2 Tony Francis

 

[MACDAICOS]

9 - Brian Taylor (I ran on in 86 when he kicked 100)

35 - Daics

 

[thatday]

How old are we going with the whole kid part, like 13 or something.

i was number 5 Nathan Buckley. I'm only a youngin.

 

[Aristotel]

Brian Taylor #9 was a favorite of mine too. Used to run around the backyard pretending to kick it to Big Brian.

Still do actually....

 

[BIG G PIEMAN]

I had Daics # 35 and then on my next jumper I put #34. It wasn't for Mick McGuane but Jason Cloke when he Debuted.

Thought Jason was going to be the next big thing. Dominated in his debut year. How wrong I was.

I now have a jumper with a half picked off #34 as I'm not willing to have Jason Cloke or Alan Toovey on my back!!

If I was buying a new jumper...............10. Scott Pendlebury

 

[david_345]

Just about the same as every other kid who grew up a Magpies supporter in the 70's- Number 6

 

[Jabso]

Richard Cole seriously!

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Richard Cole seriously!

Final warning Jabso!

 

[MACDAICOS]

Brian Taylor #9 was a favorite of mine too. Used to run around the backyard pretending to kick it to Big Brian.

Still do actually....

I loved BT at Collingwood, he was always so angry and fired up.....lol.

 

[huh what?]

no real star players on my jumpers as a kid #34 doug gott #28 micheal taylor and on my duffle coat(!) #19 craig davis.....my boy hasnt worn his #20 jumper since u all know when...i tell him just get ben reid to sign it!

 

[rowdybrown26]

26 on all jumpers - Gavin Brown of course.

If I had to put a number on today it would be a tough battle between 39 and 30. Love them both.

 

[pendles]

#30 - James Manson